Chapter 599,600 A battle of wits! Zhao Yang and Fan Yang
Zhu Niu looked around, but found nothing strange, and Duanmu Ci seemed to have been sleeping. Fan Yang looked around again, and then said with a smile:
"Haha, your envoy is frightened. I happened to pass by when I was patrolling the camp. I came here to see if your envoy is still sleeping peacefully?" Duanmuci said quickly:
"So that's it! The Lord of the Chinese Army is the chief minister of a country, and he actually patrols the camp in person. It can be said that he is doing his best! Our country of Lu has hope!"
Fan Yang heard his rainbow flattery, but he was unmoved. He stopped smiling and said:
"Since everything is fine, then... I will not disturb your envoy's rest. I would like to ask your envoy to go back as soon as possible tomorrow morning!"
Fan Yang didn't wait for Duanmu's reply, he turned around and left.
Shu Niu followed Fan Yang closely, and the two returned to their tents. Shu Niu was the first to speak: "Sir! This matter is extremely strange! I'm afraid this kid can't be released!"
Fan Yang sighed for a moment, then shook his head.
"Staying here may be a disaster! Besides, if I detain the Lu envoy without any reason, it will be unjustifiable. Now is a troubled time, so there is no need to spoil the plan just for a fool!"
Shu Niu naturally understood this truth. He paced back and forth a few more steps, thought for a moment and then continued.
"What your Excellency said is not unreasonable, but...if we don't detain them, we won't know what their intentions are."
Why?! This person must have gone to Zhao Camp just now, I’m afraid... there is no doubt about it!"
Fan Yang listened, thought, and nodded slowly:
"Well... that's alright! After all, Zhao Yang still has many eyes and ears there, and his every move must not be able to escape my eyes! You just go ahead and make arrangements so that they must pay more attention in the past few days!"
"Zhao Yang... will definitely take action!" Shu Niu bowed and shouted back:
"promise!"
The next day, Zhao's camp in Jin State.
Early in the morning, a huge melon suddenly burst out of the Zhao camp!
It turned out that because Zhao Yang accidentally caught the cold and couldn't get up in the morning to train, he asked Kuai Chi, the crown prince of Wei, to do it for him! This time, Kuai Chi, who had been hiding deep beside Zhao Yang, was suddenly exposed to the public.
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The news spread quickly, and after Fan Yang learned about it, he couldn't help but feel a headache! It just so happened that Duanmu Ci came to say goodbye again.
Fan Yang had no interest in him at this time. After sending Duanmu Ci away in a hurry, he thought about whether Duanmu Ci was behind this.
Not long after, Zhao Yang sent Dong Anyu over again.
Dong An came here specifically to inform Fan Yang that they were about to march to Handan. But this time, Fan Yang was suddenly in trouble again.
The reason why Fan Yang asked Zhao to attack Weiguo before was that he didn't know that Zhao Yang would definitely not fight against Weiguo?
It was precisely because Fan Yang understood the subtleties of this that he intended to use Wei Guo to suppress Zhao Yang. But now, the sudden appearance of Kuai Chi, the crown prince of Wei, and Zhao Yang suddenly recruited troops from Handan.
This series of actions undoubtedly proves that the situation may be developing in another direction that he does not want:
Zhao Yang may take this opportunity to weaken the Zhao family in Handan on the one hand, and on the other hand, he can take this opportunity to legitimately conquer Weiguo and interfere in Weiguo's internal affairs!
After Fan Yang thought about it, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and replied with disdain:
"Handan only has a few thousand soldiers and less than a hundred military chariots, so how can it do anything? If my father is really serious, he can go to Jinyang to mobilize troops!"
Dong Anyu still said respectfully:
"With the war, a lot of money is wasted every day, and the fighter planes are fleeting. Jinyang is too far away, and I am afraid that the water from far away cannot solve the immediate crisis! What's more, Handan is also the fiefdom of my Zhao family, and now let it go It is indeed the right thing to do to serve the country." Qian Qianwannu.
Fan Yang thought for a while.
Indeed, Zhao Yang's request is indeed reasonable and reasonable.
Moreover, Handan nominally belonged to the Zhao family. As the patriarch of the Zhao family, Zhao Yang could even bypass Fan Yang directly.
But now, Zhao Yang had informed him first, which could be regarded as giving Fan Yang enough face as the commander-in-chief of the three armies. At the same time, it actually gave Fan Yang a difficult problem:
After all, the Zhao family in Handan, as a large town of the Jindong Group, has always been the target of Fan Yang's desire to win over in recent years.
Therefore, if Fan Yang agreed, it would be equivalent to offending the Handan Zhao family. But if he did not agree, it would be morally untenable.
Fan Yang was seen smiling and did not comment. He just waved his hand and replied: "I already know this, so please step aside!"
Of course Dong Anyu knew that this was actually Fan Yang's plan to delay the war. So Dong Anyu continued to say calmly:
"The master of the house once asked me, I hope you can give me an answer on this!"
Fan Yang pursed his lips and said:
"Isn't it too much to allow me to think about it for a few hours?" Dong Anyu heard the words, but he was not in a hurry, bowed and said:
"Then please consider it carefully. Later today, I will come to visit you again." After Dong Anyu finished speaking, he bowed and exited the camp.
Fan Yang, on the other hand, pressed the case with one hand and kept tapping the sides of the case with his index finger, thinking about this issue very carefully.
At this time, Shuniu finally came back.
Shu Niu happened to meet Dong Anyu, and the two only met once. When Shu Niu entered the tent, Fan Yang stood up immediately when he saw him: "Shu Niu, how is the situation over there with Zhao Yang?"
Shu Niu came forward and whispered to him:
"According to detailed information, Zhao Yang has been following Dong An since yesterday and has been inseparable. Moreover, they always clear the area and discuss things together, so others have no way of knowing what they are plotting!"
"And early this morning, I don't know where the news came from in the military camp, saying that Kuai Chi, the crown prince of the Wei Kingdom, is now in the Zhao family's camp! What's more, what's even more strange is that, according to common sense, the Zhao family If Kuai Chi is being taken in secretly, the matter should be kept secret, but today, for some unknown reason, it was suddenly exposed with great fanfare!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "By the way, when I returned from Shuniu just now, I saw that Dong Anyu had also been here? But I don't know why he came here this time?
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After Fan Yang heard this, he was silent for a moment, and then said:
"That Dong Anyu came to see me just now. He said that the Zhao family wanted to go to Handan for military conscription. They thought they were preparing for military service...
Hearing this, Shu Niu couldn't help but wonder:
"Oh? Why did they suddenly make this request?"
"The Handan clan and the Zhao clan have long been inseparable, and Zhao Yang should be well aware of this. This move is probably an attempt to weaken Handan's strength!"
"And... is the sudden appearance of Prince Wei Kuai Chi just a coincidence?"
Hearing this, Shu Niu's brain raced and he immediately figured out the key. He then said, "That Duanmu Ci has left?"
But when Fan Yang nodded slowly, Shu Niu secretly let out a bad cry.
I originally wanted to ask Fan Yang to send troops to chase him quickly, but after thinking about it, it was obvious that this move was meaningless. Shu Niu had no choice but to say:
"This Duanmu Ci must have made this conspiracy with them yesterday! They want to recruit troops from Handan and make them serve as pawns. If they really defeat Weiguo, they can also send Kuai Chi back to Weiguo! If so, they can send Kuai Chi back to Weiguo!
In this case, this is not just as simple as Handan's strength being weakened!"
Fan Yang's pupils couldn't help but shrink.
"Yes, the Marquis of Wei is now over fifty years old. If Kuai Chi is sent back to the Kingdom of Wei by the Zhao family and ascends the throne in the future, wouldn't he have to directly make friends with the Zhao family? This... is absolutely impossible.
It’s impossible!”
Shuniu nodded:
"And... Nanzi, the wife of Marquis Wei, is with us. If Kuai Chi returns to Wei, Nanzi will be unable to control him! Therefore, we must stop Zhao Yang from attacking Handan.
Conscript!"
Fan Yang sighed again:
"It's just that... Handan is a small sect of the Zhao family after all. It is only natural that the small sect obeys the orders of the big sect. How should we interfere with this?"
Shuniu smiled and said:
"Haha, what's so difficult about this? Your Excellency is now the Marshal of the Central Army of the Jin Kingdom. Whether or not more troops are needed should be decided by you alone!"
Fan Yang narrowed his eyes, nodded slightly and replied: "Well... that's true!"
To say that this Fan Yang is indeed not a kind person! He is a person who will never hesitate at all about something he has already made up his mind to do! Fan Yang is a person who always acts resolutely and speaks the truth.
Just like during the Luan Ying Rebellion, Wei Shu wanted to remain neutral. However, Fan Yang, who was not yet the head of the Fan family at that time, used lightning speed to rush to Wei Shu, who was still his elder.
, and directly hijacked him, and finally used this to quell the Luan Ying rebellion.
Therefore, if it were to be said on weekdays, perhaps Fan Yang would still give Zhao Yang some thin noodles.
However, now at this critical moment that may determine the victory or defeat of both the enemy and ourselves, any cruel thing is out of the question for him!
Soon, two hours later, Zhao Yang came to discuss with Fan Yang in person.
When he mentioned the issue of increasing troops again, Fan Yangze still replied categorically:
"In this expedition, the biggest enemy of our Jin State is Qi State, so our three armies of Jin State are mobilized together! It is absolutely more than enough to deal with the mere Weiguo here. Zhifu does not need to spend a lot of time to come from Handan
As for the military expedition, Zhifu now just needs to rest here and Xu Tu is done!"
Zhao Yang was not surprised by Fan Yang's answer, he just said:
"If this is the case, there is no guarantee that Yang Ke will be able to win easily in a battle with Weiguo..." Unexpectedly, Fan Yang waved his hand:
"Haha, Zhifu, just don't worry. This time you are facing off against the Wei Kingdom, you don't want a quick victory, but you want to be undefeated! If you can make the Wei people surrender, that would be great, but if you can't,
Haha, it’s okay!”
Chapter 600_Jin Wei Lunze Alliance
Fan Yang's prevarication only made Zhao Yang reluctantly withdraw from Fan Yang's tent. Zhao Yang first returned to his camp.
When Dong An learned that Fan Yang had indeed rejected Zhao's conquest of Handan, he couldn't help but smile:
"Haha, Mr. Ziming really knows things like a god! Now, we can start the peace talks with Weiguo. However, Zhao Yang still has some doubts:
"It's just...why do I feel a little uneasy about the peace talks with Weiguo?" Dong Anyu, however, was well aware of this and said disapprovingly:
"Since everything is under Mr. Ziming's calculation, my lord, just rest assured!" Zhao Yang couldn't help but nodded when he heard this:
"Well...Okay! In that case, I order all the soldiers in the army to make full preparations tonight and send out troops to defend the country early tomorrow morning! Hearing that Zhao Yang finally set off, Fan Yang also came to see him off.
When Fan Yang saw the dust rising up from the army led by Zhao Yang, he couldn't help but asked the Shu Niu beside him: "Have you already explained to She Tuo and Cheng He?"
But Zhu Niu smiled evilly and said:
"Don't worry, sir. If they are placed beside Zhao Yang, they will definitely disrupt all Zhao Yang's actions!" Fan Yang nodded with confidence:
"Well... That's good. We must not let the Zhao family easily withdraw from this war!" Shu Niu responded:
"Now everything is going according to our plan, no matter how they make trouble there, your master's planning will definitely go smoothly! They... haha, they are just a mantis trying to use their arms as a cart!"
When Fan Yang heard this, he burst into laughter!
"Cough! Cough!·······"
But then, Fan Yang became short of breath and coughed loudly.
But even so, Fan Yang was still in a good mood. He turned around and returned to the camp, but his walking seemed quite slow.
He is getting old, and his body and bones are getting worse day by day. However, he has never diminished even half of his "ambitious plans and strategies!"
Only marched for two days
Zhao Yang led the army to the border of Weiguo. He chose to stop the march outside Lunze.
At this time, Tan Ma came to report that in order to resist the Jin army, the Marquis of Wei chose to fight in person regardless of his old age.
Zhao Yang thought for a long time and decided to get a letter first, expressing his willingness to have an alliance with the Marquis of Wei to discuss peace talks.
Although the Jin State is incomparable with the past, the Wei State does not want to be an enemy of the Jin State. The Wei Marquis personally conquered the country, which was more of a superficial show.
Since both parties have no intention of quarreling with each other, naturally there must be some discussion.
Therefore, as long as Fan Yang can agree, then this matter is basically a close call.
Sure enough, after Zhao Yang ordered his people to report to Fan Yang immediately, Fan Yang was still noncommittal about it, neither saying yes nor saying no.
After Zhao Yang got the answer, he knew what he was doing, so he immediately summoned a group of Zhao's retainers and staff, announced in public that he wanted to negotiate peace with Wei Guo, and asked:
"Who can go to the other side's camp to discuss the oath of alliance?"
In fact, Zhao Yang had been concealing this news before, so when everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, and they were all caught off guard.
At this time, I saw two people coming out of the queue, and they said in unison:
"I'm waiting to go!"
Zhao Yang took a look and saw that they were She Tuo and Cheng He! These two people had been under his command for a long time, and they were both eloquent people. Seeing that they were able to take on this matter, he
Zhao Yang couldn't help but laugh and said:
"Well, you two are quite good! This peace negotiation is to renew the alliance with Weiguo! To prevent the two countries from losing harmony, you must get this done!"
Cheng He said:
"Please rest assured, my lord, as long as the guards are sincere in the peace talks, we will definitely fulfill our mission!" Zhao Yang said with a smile:
"Haha, the Marquis of Wei doesn't want to be our enemy. When you go, all you need is some good words to persuade you! She Tuo and Cheng He obeyed the order and said in unison:
"promise!"
Zhao Yang did not doubt that he was there, and immediately explained to the two of them.
Afterwards, he ordered them to bring gifts and sent some soldiers to follow She Tuo and Cheng He to Lunze. Then Zhao Yang came to Dong Anyu's camp to visit.
Just because in the past few days, Dong Anyu suddenly fell seriously ill, so that he had to lie down to recuperate. Dong Anyu saw Zhao Yang coming to visit, but he didn't bother to exchange greetings, and immediately asked:
"How? My lord, can you decide who will go to negotiate?" Zhao Yang replied:
"It's She Tuo and Cheng He. As soon as they heard about this matter, they immediately agreed to it, which was very convenient!"
When he heard that it was the two of them, and they agreed so readily, Dong Anyu became a little worried: "This matter is difficult... but the two of them agreed so readily..."
Is this a scam? My lord, why don't you let me go there in person?"
When Zhao Yang saw this, he said easily:
"Don't worry, Yanyu. These days, you have been thinking so hard about this and even got seriously ill because of it. Now that you are ill, you can still recover well! They should be able to handle it safely if Tuo is successful!"
Dong Anyu sighed:
"These two people have been silent on weekdays, but they have also settled in the Zhao family for many years. Normally, nothing will happen, but..."
Zhao Yang sighed for a moment:
"Don't worry too much, just relax and recuperate."
However, what Zhao Yang and Dong Anyu didn't expect was that She Tuo and Cheng He were actually the people bribed by Shu Niu!
As for Fan Yang, it can be said that he can raise troops for a lifetime and use them for a while! At times like this, they really come in handy.
She Tuo and Cheng He were on the carriage and headed straight to the guard camp. Halfway through, She Tuo said:
"Brother Cheng, it seems that Weiguo is interested in peace talks, but this is contrary to your lord's intention. We have to stir things up! But as for how to start? I wonder if Brother Cheng has any ideas?"
Cheng He smiled confidently:
"Haha, what's the difficulty in this matter? All you need to do is play with the etiquette. I have always heard that Marquis Wei is the best face. If you can use this to anger Marquis Wei, everything will be solved!"
The two of them discussed this and that.
When the two of them arrived at the Wei camp, Wei Houyuan attached great importance to the peace talks and actually chose to greet them personally at the camp gate.
It is obvious that Wei Houyuan, as the king of a country, stooped down to greet two junior officials who were not even senior officials. Wei Houyuan was indeed not sincere.
But She Tuo and Cheng He did not do anything disrespectful at this juncture.
After welcoming the two of them into the camp, Wei Houyuan also got straight to the point and directly discussed the alliance oath with She and Tuo.
She Tuo and Cheng He still did not deliberately cause trouble, so everything went smoothly. In less than a day, both parties had drafted their oaths, and they could swear oaths on the spot the next day.
A few more days passed like this, when Wei Houyuan ordered people to prepare the utensils and sacrifices for the oath, and then invited She Tuo and Cheng He to participate in the oath, so that they could serve as the Jin Dynasty.
representative of the country.
I saw the master of ceremonies of Weiguo ordering someone to bring an ox first, then brought it in front of the two of them, and said
"Two adults, please come forward and take charge..."
However, at this moment, Shetuo and Cheng He looked at each other and did not move at all!
According to the alliance ceremony, to take the oath of blood, one needs to cut the cow's ear to draw blood. The subordinate alliance member holds the cow's ear, while the venerable one cuts the cow's ear and drips the blood to control the subordinate alliance members.
The Marquis of Wei and the Jin officials swore an alliance. The Marquis of Wei had a distinguished status and considered himself to be the leader. It was perfectly normal for She Tuo and Cheng He to be the leader.
When the master of ceremonies saw that they were silent, he couldn't help but be a little stunned. At this time, he only heard Cheng He's rather disdainful words:
"The State of Wei is just our Wen County. How can it be regarded as a prince despite the size of the two counties?" As soon as these words came out, the people of the State of Wei present were angry. The official of the State of Wei, Wang Sunjia, swallowed his anger and said:
"There are many princes in the world! They are not distinguished by the size of their territory! Our country of Wei is a princely country conferred by the emperor! In terms of title, it is on the same level as you, the princes of Jin. Since you are the officials of Jin, why do you say so?
raving?
"What do you want? Are you not sincerely here for peace talks?"
When Shetuo heard this, he smiled and said:
"Since we came here alone, we naturally sincerely negotiate for peace. Is there any doubt about this?" Wang Sunjia scolded again:
"Since we are sincerely negotiating for peace, why are we so embarrassed with our words? Why do we still say such rude words? Have you lived in Beidi for a long time and forgotten the etiquette of me, Ji Zhou?!"